2006 Chicago Cubs season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Chicago Cubs
season = 2006
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Central Division
y2 = 1994
Uniform
ballpark = Wrigley Field
y4 = 1916
city = Chicago, Illinois
y5 = 1876
owners = Tribune Company
managers = Dusty Baker
television = CSN Chicago
Superstation WGN
WCIU-TV
(Bob Brenly, Len Kasper)
radio = WGN
(Ron Santo, Pat Hughes)
espntn = chc
brtn = CHC|

The Chicago Cubs' 2006 season was the 134th season for the Cubs. The team finished with a record of 66-96 in last place of the National League Central Division. Chicago was managed by Dusty Baker. The Cubs played at Wrigley Field.

Offseason

*December 7, 2005: Juan Pierre was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Chicago Cubs for Sergio Mitre, Ricky Nolasco, and Renyel Pinto. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pierrju01.shtml Juan Pierre Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*January 10, 2006: Jacque Jones was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonesja05.shtml Jacque Jones Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

eason Standings

Transactions

*June 2006:Jeff Samardzija was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round (149th overall) of the 2006 amateur draft. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?franch_ID=CHC&year_ID=2006&draft_type=junreg]

Roster

Relief Pitchers

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/2006.shtml 2006 Chicago Cubs]
* [http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=chc&m=4&y=2006 2006 Chicago Cubs Schedule]

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007]

* Class AAA: Iowa Cubs (Pacific Coast League; Mike Quade and Bobby Dickerson, managers)
* Class AA: West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (Southern League; Bobby Dickerson and Pat Listach, managers)
* Class A: Daytona Cubs (Florida State League; Don Buford and Buddy Bailey, managers)
* Class A: Peoria Chiefs (Midwest League; Jody Davis, manager)
* Class SS-A: Boise Hawks (Northwest League; Steve McFarland, manager)
* Rookie: AZL Cubs (Arizona League; Carmelo Martinez, manager)

References

*Game Logs::1st Half: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=chc&season=2006&seasonType=2&half=1 Chicago Cubs Game Log] on ESPN.com:2nd Half: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/schedule?team=chc&season=2006&seasonType=2&half=2 Chicago Cubs Game Log] on ESPN.com
*Batting Statistics: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/batting?team=chc&season=2006&seasonType=2 2006 Batting Statistics] on ESPN.com
*Pitching Statistics: [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/pitching?team=chc&season=2006&seasonType=2 2006 Pitching Statistics] on ESPN.com